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Karen Tse – Founder and CEO International Bridges To Justice
Former public rights defender and a leading social entrepreneur. Karen completed her graduation from ULCA Law School and Harvard Divinity School. She also served as United Nations Judicial Mentor and under the badge of United Nations, she trained many judges and prosecutors, and stablished the first arraignment court in Cambodia. She later founded International Bridges to Justice in 2000 to promote change in the administration of justice. She was named as one of the America’s Best Leaders in 2007 and was also the recipient of Harvard divinity School’s First Decade Award in 2008, American Bar Association’s International Human Rights Award in 2008 and many more.
Hon. Justice Manmohan Sarin, Former Chief Justice Jammu and Kashmir High court
Justice Sarin is a former Judge and a lawyer who graduated from St. Stephens College, Delhi and the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi. He worked as an in-house Counsel for IBM and World Trade Corporation for 10 years and later practised as an Advocate in the High Court of Delhi and Supreme Court of India, handling various litigations. He served as a Senior Panel Counsel for the Government of India from 1990-1995. He was also designated as the Chairman of the COFEPOSA Board during 2007-2008 and served as Chief Justice in the High Court of Kashmir. He has received several awards for his contributions, including establishing and setting up and running of Delhi High Court Mediation Centre.
KTS Tulsi, Senior Advocate and Former Member of Parliament
Mr. Tulsi is a Senior Advocate at the Supreme Court of India and has been a council member of the Criminal Justice Society of India since 1994. He has represented high-profile clients such as Mr. Ratan Tata, Dr. Manmohan Singh, and the late Ms. Jayalalitha and Mr. Lalu Prasad Yadav. He has also served as a Special Public Prosecutor in Punjab and Assam and conducted prosecution in various cases. Apart from his legal career, Mr. Tulsi is also an accomplished author, having published "Tulsi’s Digest of Accident Claims Cases" and "Goswami and Tulsi’s Landlord & Tenant Cases", as well as over 100 articles in leading national newspapers and legal journals.
Lalit Bhasin, Sr. Advocate and founder of Bhasin & Co.
Dr. Lalit Bhasin is a distinguished lawyer with over five decades of law practice. He is the Managing Partner of M/s Bhasin & Co., Advocates. He started his law practice in 1962 and has developed Bhasin & Co. as one of the leading law firms in north India. His areas of specialization include Employment & Labour Laws, Corporate Law (Formation of Joint Venture Companies, Foreign Collaborations, Amalgamations, Mergers, Acquisitions, Disinvestment); Laws relating to Information Technology; Contract and Conveyance; Sports Law; Entertainment & Media Laws; Constitutional Law; Banking and Finance; Consumer Protection Laws, etc.
Dr. K. P. Kylasanatha Pillay, Senior Advocate
Dr. K. P. Kylasanatha Pillay is a Senior Advocate at the Supreme Court ad also serving as Non-Executive Independent Director of the Company. He has a Ph.D. in law and has handled cases related to Civil, Criminal, Constitutional, and Corporate jurisdictions. He has conducted numerous Public Interest Litigations before the Hon’ble High Court of Kerala and the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India. Dr. Pillay has also been actively involved in socio-political organizations and has held positions of responsibility.
Sanjeewa Liyanage, IBJ International Program Director
Sanjeewa, from Sri Lanka, has been IBJ International Program Director since October 2006. He has over 12 years of experience in project management in Asia. He began his career as the Asian Coordinator for International Young Christian Students (IYCS) in 1988, then joined the Asian Legal Resource Center (ALRC) in 1995. Sanjeewa represented the ALRC at different UN forums and has undergone human rights training at the Institute of Social Studies (ISS) in The Hague and the Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR) in Copenhagen. He obtained his Master of Law (LLM) (Human Rights) at the University of Hong Kong in 2004.
Adv. Ajay Verma, Chairperson IBJ India
Ajay Verma is a New Delhi-based lawyer specializing in General Litigation, Criminal Law, Human Rights Laws, International Criminal Law, International Humanitarian Law, and Prison Law. He is renowned for representing poor litigants on a pro-bono basis and received multiple accolades. Ajay is actively involved in various organizations and has completed training programs from reputed institutes, including the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute. He is also a trained and certified war crimes investigator and a rostered expert in Justice Rapid Response.
Deen Dayal Karel
Mr. Karel has a family-owned gold jewellery manufacturing business with over 40 years of experience based in Delhi. Our products are a couture line of designer gold jewellery with a focus on design studded with color stones. We have a dedicated design team that is continuously working on new ideas, always striving to bring out something new. We have customers across India, including the largest brands in the country, and a reputation for our innovative products and quality. He joined his father in 1983, and after his father’s demise in 1991, He took over the business. He has his past associations and experiences working for the welfare of the industry in various capacities and positions.
Krishan Kumar Wadhwa
Mr Krishan Kumar Wadhwa is former Partner of Wadhwa & Company Nagpur. one of India’s providers of legal publishing information which merged with LexisNexis Butterworths India. Mr. Wadhwa 's contribution in the filed of Law Books has benefited legal fraternity for more than 50 years. Mr Wadhwa is is heading Wadhwa Brothers and contributing to the, legal fraternity by giving best legal books on Important Legal subject. Mr. Krishan has always been a guiding force and advising to IBJ India since its formation in 2008.
Vijay Kumar Wadhwa
Mr vijay Wadhwa is former Partner of Wadhwa & Company Nagpur. one of India’s providers of legal publishing information which merged with LexisNexis Butterworths India. Mr. Wadhwa 's contribution in the filed of Law Books has benefited legal fraternity for more than 50 years. Mr Wadhwa is is heading Wadhwa Brothers and contributing to the, legal fraternity by giving best legal books on Important Legal subject. Mr. Vijay has always been a guiding force and advising to IBJ India since its formation in 2008.
Katyayini - Program Coordinator
Katyayini embarked on her journey with IBJ India in 2014, initially joining as an intern. Following her graduation and subsequent professional experience, she transitioned into the role of a volunteer lawyer with IBJ India and now as a program coordinator. Her dedication and passion for justice have since propelled her into a distinguished career marked by innovative legal strategies and impactful advocacy, particularly in the realm of women's rights and criminal justice reform. With a profound commitment to justice, she has played a pivotal role in representing the marginalized individuals especially women before Delhi courts, ensuring their legal rights are safeguarded and justice is served. Katyayini’s fight for justice and equality, ensures that the voices of Delhi's women prisoners are heard and their rights upheld through both legal advocacy and proactive community engagement.
Krishna Sharma - Legal Consultant
Krishna Sharma is a practicing lawyer based in Delhi. He has been an ex-Justice Leila Seth Fellow and Goonj Fellow. Krishna works with IBJ India as an IBJ Youth Charter Defender and volunteer Lawyer. He provides litigation and research support on cause based work of IBJ India. He is keen on addressing issues in the juvenile justice system, transparency law, prison reform and gender-based violence. He also authored a User Guide on Right to Information.
Ajay Raghav – Volunteer Lawyer (Delhi)
Ajay Raghav started practicing as a lawyer in 2005 as a trial court lawyer. He has more than six years of experience in handling both civil and criminal cases in the District courts of Delhi. He has also handled Writ Petitions, Public Interest Litigations, and civil as well as criminal cases in Delhi High Court and has volunteered with IBJ as a duty lawyer since September 2011. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from Delhi University and L.L.M from Veer Kunwar Singh University from Ara, Bihar.
M.L. Yadav – Senior Volunteer Lawyer (Delhi)
Mr. M.L. Yadav is a lawyer based in Delhi. He mainly practices before the Delhi High Court and has done so since 1999. Besides his private practice, Mr. Yadav works closely with IBJ India, taking on many cases of indigent prisoners to provide them with free legal assistance.
Mrs. Nandita Deka, Volunteer Lawyer (Assam)
Mrs. Nandita Deka has recently joined the panel of lawyers at IBJ, India. She has been a practising lawyer at Gauhati High Court and various district trial courts in Assam. She has been associated with many Human Rights organisations for over a decade. She specializes in social justice litigation for human, women's, and children's rights, with a focus on awareness, documentation, and monitoring of human rights violations in Assam. She conducts training for institutions on diverse topics like domestic violence, child marriage, sexual offences, harassment, transgender laws, and juvenile justice. She also serves as an external member of various internal committees created under the provision of POSH.
Diwakar Prasad
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Gauri Pangti
Gauri Pangti, based in Delhi comes from humanities background. She has done her bachelor's from Ambedkar University Delhi and is currently persuing her Master's in Social work from Delhi School of Social Work,Delhi University. Her area of interest is community development, gender and sexuality.